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The 11 Myths of Media Violence

Author : W. James Potter
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761927358
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book The 11 Myths of Media Violence written by W. James Potter and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence sells. The media industries say they are simply businesses responding to market desires, but when they are criticized for contributing to a culture of violence, they claim First Amendment protection. If anything, media violence is more prevalent today than at any other time in the past. Yet, although scientific researchers have produced a strong body of evidence demonstrating that exposure to media violence harms society, that evidence has never been translated into practical and accessible ideas. This book clearly explains why media violence has not only been allowed but encouraged to escalate. The author challenges many of our assumptions about the relationship between media and violence. He argues that these assumptions are the primary barriers preventing us from confronting the issue of violence in films, TV, and video games. While dispelling misperceptions and evoking emotions, each chapter: identifies a myth, its origin, its acceptance by the public, and its growth in popularity; analyzes the faulty nature of the myth and shows how it deflects attention away from the truth; presents dilemmas that challenge readers to reconsider their assumptions; and includes a list of indispensable references. The book provides an in-depth review of how Congress, journalists, and researchers contribute to the problem and raises important questions that place the reader at the heart of the conflict. Consumer activists, teachers, and families will find it an essential resource and invaluable step toward finding solutions to this critical social issue.

Media Literacy

Author : W. James Potter
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141295875X
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Media Literacy written by W. James Potter and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Media Literacy is a captivating, engaging, reader-friendly textbook essential for introductory Media Studies courses in communication, sociology, film studies, and English." -SirReadaLot.org In this media-saturated world, it is critical to approach media influences using critical thought and active participation. Media Literacy, Fourth Edition uses an engaging and conversational style to help students gain the skills needed to navigate the rocky terrain of mass messages - which are designed to inform them, to entertain them, and to sell them. This captivating book offers a plan of action for gaining a clearer perspective on the borders between the real world and the simulated media world, helping readers become responsible media consumers.

On Media Violence

Author : W. James Potter
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452263558
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book On Media Violence written by W. James Potter and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1999-09-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Media Violence is a definitive examination of this hotly debated social topic. Media scholar W. James Potter asks provocative questions such as: How much media violence is there? What are the meanings conveyed in the way violence is portrayed? What effect does it have on viewers individually, as members of particular groups, and as members of society? The book is organized in four parts. The first part presents a thorough review of more than 40 years of research and theories about media violence. The second part is an extended critique of the assumptions and practices of that research and thinking. The book proposes re-conceptions of definitions of violence, context, levels of phenomena, the role of human development, effects, risk, and the nature of the media industries. Potter also addresses the necessity for a reconfiguration of the methodological tasks used to assess the content and effects of media violence. The final part introduces Lineation Theory, a suggested perspective and new theoretical approach explaining it. On Media Violence is essential reading for students and scholars of Media Studies, Communication Theory, Popular Culture, Social Psychology, and Sociology. Part I of the book offers a thorough review of more than 40 years of research on media violence. Part II proposes re-conceptions of these theories, focusing in particular on violence, context, levels of phenomena, human development, effects, risk, and the media industries. In the latter half of the book, Part III addresses the necessity for a reconfiguration of the methodological tasks used to assess media violence. Part IV introduces the concept of Lineation Theory, a suggested perspective for thinking about media violence and a new theoretical approach to explaining it. On Media Violence is essential reading for students and scholars of Media Studies, Communication Theory, Popular Culture, Social Psychology, and Sociology.

The Myth of Media Violence

Author : David Trend
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9781405133838
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Media Violence written by David Trend and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction assesses the current and historical debates over violence in film, television, and video games; extends the conversation beyond simple condemnation or support; and addresses a diverse range of issues and influences. Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history. Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence. Uses examples drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children’s television programming, books and video games. Includes a closing chapter about why media violence exists as it does in our culture, and what we can do about it.

Media Violence and Aggression

Author : Tom Grimes
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412914418
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Media Violence and Aggression written by Tom Grimes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counters the claim that media violence leads to widespread social aggression. Dispelling this myth through a multiple-method analysis, this work argues that there are, indeed, media effects that derive from media violence, pornography, and other kinds of visual, cyberspace, and print based messages.

Fascinatingly Disturbing

Author : Alexander Darius Ornella
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621899357
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Fascinatingly Disturbing written by Alexander Darius Ornella and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Haneke is one of Europe's most successful and controversial film directors. Awarded the Palme d'Or and numerous other international awards, Haneke has contributed to and shaped contemporary auteur cinema and is becoming more and more popular among academics and cinephiles. His mission is as noble as it is provocative: he wants "to rape the audience into independence," to wake them up from the lethargy caused by the entertainment industry. The filmic language he employs in this mission is both highly characteristic and efficient, and yet his methods are open to criticism for their violence toward and manipulation of the audience. The aim of this book is to analyze critically Haneke's aesthetics, his message, as well as his ethical motivation from an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective. Contributors to the book come from a variety of academic disciplines and cultural backgrounds-European and North American.

Gothic Realities

Author : L. Andrew Cooper
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786457885
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Gothic Realities written by L. Andrew Cooper and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteenth-century critics believed Gothic fiction would inspire deviant sexuality, instill heretical beliefs, and encourage antisocial violence—this book puts these beliefs to the test. After examining the assumptions behind critics’ fears, it considers nineteenth-century concerns about sexual deviance, showing how Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dorian Gray, and other works helped construct homosexuality as a pathological, dangerous phenomenon. It then turns to television and film, particularly Buffy the Vampire Slayer and David DeCoteau’s direct-to-video movies, to trace Gothicized sexuality’s lasting impact. Moving to heretical beliefs, Gothic Realities surveys ghost stories from Dickens’s A Christmas Carol to Poltergeist, articulating the relationships between fiction and the “real” supernatural. Finally, it considers connections between Gothic horror and real-world violence, especially the tragedies at Columbine and Virginia Tech.

Introduction to Media Literacy

Author : W. James Potter
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483379604
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Media Literacy written by W. James Potter and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Media Literacy builds students’ media literacy step-by-step to make them more knowledgeable about all facets of the media and more strategic users of media messages. In nine streamlined chapters, all of the essential media topics are covered – from understanding media audiences, industries, and effects to confronting controversies like media ownership, privacy, and violence – in a concise format that keeps students focused on improving their media literacy skills as effectively and efficiently as possible.

The Lure of the Arena

Author : Garrett G. Fagan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521196167
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book The Lure of the Arena written by Garrett G. Fagan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were the Romans who watched brutal gladiatorial games all that different from us? This book argues they were not.

Media Violence

Author : Andrea C. Nakaya
Publisher : Referencepoint Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Media Violence written by Andrea C. Nakaya and published by Referencepoint Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strongest element of this series, which currently includes sixteen titles such as Genetic Engineering, Media Violence, Conflict in the Middle East, and Animal Experimentation, is the amount and quality of documentation and further resources provided. Source notes are provided for every quote and statistic within the narrative chapters. The back material includes a chronology, a list of key people and advocacy groups, a list of related organizations, and a bibliography of books, periodicals, and Internet sources, none of which are more than five years old. The obesity volume covers causes, prevention and treatment, as well as the question of whether obesity is a matter of personal responsibility. Genetic Engineering covers the safety of genetically engineered food, the safety of genetic engineering in humans (including the use of stem cells and genetic screening), and the issues surrounding cloning. This series is recommended for students not yet ready to tackle the Opposing Viewpoints or Current Controversies series, as well as those who respond to visual interpretations of the facts.

Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory

Author : Francis T. Cullen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412959187
Total Pages : 1241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory written by Francis T. Cullen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 1241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Consistently excellent.... The level and coverage of the content make this an invaluable reference for students studying criminology or taking criminal psychology modules at degree level and beyond' - Adam Tocock, Reference Reviews In discussing a criminology topic, lecturers and course textbooks often toss out names of theorists or make a sideways reference to a particular theory and move on, as if assuming their student audience possesses the necessary background to appreciate and integrate the reference. However, university reference librarians can tell you this is often far from the case. Students often approach them seeking a source to provide a quick overview of a particular theory or theorist with just the basics - the who, what, where, how and why, if you will. And reference librarians often find it difficult to guide these students to a quick, one-stop source. In response, SAGE Reference is publishing the two-volume Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory, available in both print and electronic formats. This serves as a reference source for anyone interested in the roots of contemporary criminological theory. Drawing together a team of international scholars, it examines the global landscape of all the key theories and the theorists behind them, presenting them in the context needed to understand their strengths and weaknesses. In addition to interpretations of long-established theories, it also offers essays on cutting-edge research as one might find in a handbook. And, like an unabridged dictionary, it provides concise, to-the-point definitions of key concepts, ideas, schools, and figures. Coverage will include: contexts and concepts in criminological theory the social construction of crime policy implications of theory diversity and intercultural contexts conflict theory rational choice theories conservative criminology feminist theory.

Children, Adolescents, and Media Violence

Author : Steven J. Kirsh
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780761929765
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Children, Adolescents, and Media Violence written by Steven J. Kirsh and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2006-01-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children, Adolescents, and Media Violence provides a comprehensive review and critique of the literature related to media violence in all its forms during childhood and adolescence. Special attention is paid to evaluating the role of the development processes in media violence research and to stressing the importance of methodology in understanding that research. The developmental analysis taken by the author allows for the identification of age-related gaps in the literature and helps students to become critical consumers of research. The book provides the most comprehensive overview available of the effects of media violence on children and adolescents. PowerPoint slides for this book are available to adopters by contacting [email protected].

Encyclopedia of Media Violence

Author : Matthew S. Eastin
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506311091
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Media Violence written by Matthew S. Eastin and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Via 134 signed entries, this encyclopedia provides students, researchers, and the general public with an accessible, comprehensive, and well-balanced eviddence-based examination of theory, research and debates related to media violence. Entries conclude with Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Readings to guide users to related entries and resources for further research, and a thematic Reader’s Guide in the front matter groups related entries by topic to make it easier for users to locate related entries of interest.

Disinformation

Author : Richard Miniter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Disinformation written by Richard Miniter and published by . This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debunks media myths that hinder the success of the U.S. military in the War on Terror, including the claim that Bin Laden was trained by the CIA and the story that Halliburton has earned billions from the war.

International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Case for Television Violence

Author : Jib Fowles
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452221677
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Case for Television Violence written by Jib Fowles and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-09-20 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Case for Television Violence is a dense, dry and devastating dissection that surely counts as one of the most important books about American culture to appear in the last decade." --Andrew O′Hehir, "The Myth of Media Violence," Salon.com, 3/17/05 The Case for Television Violence makes the provocative argument that television violence has been misinterpreted. Rather than undermining the social order, television supports it by providing a safe outlet for aggressive impulses. Media scholar Jib Fowles challenges the conventional wisdom by: 1) demonstrating that the scientific literature does not say what many believe it says; 2) calling attention to the viewing habits and behaviors of the reader and those the reader knows; 3) explaining that the anti-violence critique is most profitably understood as the signature issue in the conflict between high and popular culture and 4) situating the arrival of televised violence within the historical context of the disallowance of traditionally sanctioned targets of aggression. The Case for Television Violence will intrigue scholars and students of Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Politics and Mass Communication.

Media Violence

Author : Noël Merino
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780737744804
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Media Violence written by Noël Merino and published by Greenhaven Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the topic of media violence by positing opposing views.